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| electric circuit | the path than an electric current follows |
| electric current | a flow of electrical charge or electricity through a conductor |
| positive to negative | electricity goes from _____ to ____ |
| direct current | electric current that moves in one direction only; current that flows through a battery |
| circuit | current flow from one terminal to the other in a pathway |
| positive to negative | current flows in one direction only, from the ______ terminal to the ________ terminal |
| open | type of circuits that obstruct the flow of current |
| closed | circuits that allow a pathway to close the loop |
| closed | a light bulb is an example of what type of circuit |
| conductor | a material that electricity can go through very well; allows current to flow |
| insulator | a material that electricity can not go through; needed to fix a break in the circuit |
| switch | turns curcuit on or off |
| can drain battery | What is bad about short circuits? |
| direct | the current that flows from a 9-Volt battery |
| ohm | unit for resistance |
| open, closed | a switch symbol is always drawn in the ______ position, but it represents a ______ switch |
| terminal | the negative or positive end of an electrical cell |
| tungsten | material that makes up the filament in a light bulb |
| schematic | basic drawing that is universal |
| series | circuit in which the electric components are connected in a single loop |
| parallel | type of circuit in which components are connected in parallel lines |
| series | type of circuit in which the total voltage is divided between components |
| DC current | type of current in which the electricity flows only from positive to negative - one direction |
| guarantees the resistor is no more than 5% above or below the value at which the resistor is rated | meaning of gold band on a resistor |
| parallel | Lamps connected to which type of circuits are brighter? |
| parallel | type of circuit in which each lamp has its own pathway to and from the battery |
| voltage | force that causes the flow of electric current |
| resistance | force that is working against the flow of current |
| electricity | flow of electrons in a substance from a high potential of energy to low potential of energy |
| electric energy | ability to do work |
| power | rate at which electric energy is being used, stored, or transferred |
| electron | subatomic particle with a negative charge |
